ESL / EFL Abbreviations Explained

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You might be a bit confused by the all the abbreviations you see connected with teaching English. To start off with here are the most common abbreviations that you will need to know:ELT - English Language Teaching ESL - English as a Second Language EFL - English as a Foreign Language

The main difference between these are that ESL is English taught to foreign language speakers living in an English speaking country like The United States, Canada, England, Australia, etc. English as a foreign language, on the other hand, is taught to those wishing to learn English for their study / work / hobby needs but who live in countries where English is not the first langauge.

Here are some more important abbreviations related to teaching, teaching certificates, and English exams:

AAAL - American Assocation for Applied Linguistics

ACTFL - American Council on the teaching of Foreign Languages

AE - American English

BAAL - British Assocation of Applied Linguistics

BC - British Council

BEC - Business English Certificate - Cambridge business English exam certificate BrE - British English

BVT - Bilingual Vocational Training

CAE - Certificate of Advanced English - the fourth Cambridge Exam Cambridge Exams - The standard in English examination throughout the world outside of the USA (where the TOEFL is preferred).

CALI - Computer-Assisted Language Instruction

CALL - Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CanE - Canadian English

CAT - Computer Adaptive Testing

CBT - Computer-Based Teaching

CEELT - Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers. Tests the English competency of non-native teachers of English.

CEIBT - Certificate in English for International Business and Trade for advanced levels.

CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English - the fifth and the most advanced of Cambridge's series of exams (roughly comparable to a score of 600-650 on the TOEFL).

CELTA - Certificate in English language teaching to adults (Cambridge/RSA Teaching Certificate also known as C-TEFLA)

FCE - First Certificate in English - the third of Cambridge's series of exams (comparable to a score of 500 on the TOEFL and 5.7 on the IELTS). GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test. The GMAT measures general verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills. GPA - Grade Point Average

GRE - Graduate Record Examination - an evaluation test for graduate admission to colleges and universities in the U.S.

IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language